How Many People Are Named Jedi?
An estimated 299 people in the United States have the first name Jedi. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 10 years old, and Jedi peaked in popularity in 2016 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jedi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jedi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
299
About 1 in 1,146,336 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2016
32 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jedi
Jedi is predominantly male (98.3%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jedi as a male name
Ranked #6,990 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (32 births)
Jedi as a female name
Ranked #16,282 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Jedi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jedi span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 174 babies were registered. While Jedi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jedi by Decade
How has Jedi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jedi by State
Jedi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jedi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jedi
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jedi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jedi?
We estimate approximately 299 people named Jedi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,146,336 Americans share this first name.
Is Jedi a common name?
Jedi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jedi most popular?
Jedi reached peak popularity in 2016, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jedi is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jedi a male name?
Jedi is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jedi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jedi Smith, Jedi Johnson, Jedi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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